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mportant factors of gardening--food. The others are cultivation, moisture and temperature. "Rich" in the gardener's vocabulary means full of plant food; more than that--and this is a point of vital importance--it means full of plant food ready to be used at once, all prepared and spread out on the garden table, or rather in it, where growing things can at once make use of it; or what we term, in one word, "available" plant food. Practically no soils in long- inhabited

the harbour. Luckily, this nefarious design was discovered in time, and the bold navigator promptly hanged the pilot, and would also have sacked the town but for the timely submission and apologies of the Sultan. In the principal street of Mombasa -- appropriately called Vasco da Gama Street -- there still stands a curiously shaped pillar which is said to have been erected by this great seaman in commemoration of his visit.Scarcely had the anchor been dropped, when, as if by magic, our vessel

ound their dogs abandon the fold, and join the wild troops that fell upon the sheep. The black wood-dogs hunt in packs of ten or more (as many as forty have been counted), and are the pest of the farmer, for, unless his flocks are protected at night within stockades or enclosures, they are certain to be attacked. Not satisfied with killing enough to satisfy hunger, these dogs tear and mangle for sheer delight of blood, and will destroy twenty times as many as they can eat, leaving the miserably

spread over with rich soil."The joint action of air, moisture, and frost was still another agent of soil-making. This action is called weathering. Whenever you have noticed the outside stones of a spring-house, you have noticed that tiny bits are crumbling from the face of the stones, and adding little by little to the soil. This is a slow way of making additions to the soil. It is estimated that it would take 728,000 years to wear away limestone rock to a depth of thirty-nine inches. But

, if not before. It is said thatDeucalion and Pyrrha created men by throwing stones over their headsbehind them:--Inde genus durum sumus, experiensque laborum, Et documenta damus qua simus origine nati. Or, as Raleigh rhymes it in his sonorous way,-- "From thence our kind hard-hearted is, enduring pain and care,Approving that our bodies of a stony nature are." So much for a blind obedience to a blundering oracle, throwing thestones over their heads behind them, and not seeing where

This is a collection of 40 strange phenomenon each illustrated with a color graphic along with a short description. They go through a wide range from Atlantis to Sunspots.

Listening to rhythms of music heard at dawn will bring peace at our heart. Music lives everywhere in this world. Colors and music of early morning changes lives at all levels.

ஒரு மஞ்சள் நிற பட்டாம்பூச்சி அதன் கூட்டிலிருந்து வெளியே வர போராடுவதை அவளால் காண முடிந்தது. அது ஒரு சங்கடமான சூழ்நிலை. கால்கள் மற்றும் இறக்கைகள் வெளிவந்த நிலையில், தலை மற்றும் பிற பாகங்கள் வெளியே வர முடியவில்லை.

An experienced gardener and specialist for lawns wrote the following, which should be of special interest to people who love gardening: lt is my daily job to deal with owners of houses and gardens. Weeds and moss are a big problem to those who have a lawn. Due to my training to become a gardening specialist and attending various seminars where I learned about garden products, I am convinced that I am able to help people that have any problem related to weeds and moss. From my point of view, the

This book is dedicated to all the nature lovers n enthusiast .